EP0302525A2

EP0302525A2 - Quinolones as antibacterial agents

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Publication number: EP0302525A2
Application number: EP88112822A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Alexander James Bridges; John Michael Domagala
Original assignee: Warner Lambert Co LLC
Current assignee: Warner Lambert Co LLC
Priority date: 1987-08-07
Filing date: 1988-08-05
Publication date: 1989-02-08
Also published as: KR890003735A; NZ225626A; DK439688D0; ZA885546B; NO883475D0; AU8374391A; DK439688A; US4780468A; PT88203A; PH24784A; JPS6466180A; AU616422B2; NO883475L; AU2006088A; FI883628A; FI883628A0; EP0302525A3

Abstract

A novel series of quinolone carboxylic acid derivatives of the formula for use as antibacterial agents are described. Methods for making the compounds, methods of using the compounds and compositions containing them are also described. Certain novel intermediates are also described.

Description

US Patent 4,341,784 discloses certain substituted 7-(3-amino-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acids having the general formula:
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 23, 1358 (1980) discloses certain substituted 3-quinolinecarboxylic acids having the structural formula
wherein
may be pyrrolidinyl. See also US Patent 4,146,719.
Certain 7-heterocyclic substituted 1,8-naphthyridines are disclosed in Eur. J. Med. Chem. - Chimica Therapeutica, 29, 27 (1977). US Patents No. 3,753,993, 3,907,808 and 4,604,401 disclose certain 7-pyridylquinolines.
European Application No. 184,384 discloses certain substituted dihydroquinoline derivatives having the formula
wherein in part R₁ is hydrogen, 1-6C alkyl, benzyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable cation; R₂ may be hydrogen or fluorine; R₃ an optionally substituted phenyl; and Y optionally substituted 1-3C alkyl, hydroxyethyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, allyl or phenyl.
The references teach that these compounds possess antibacterial activity.
One aspect of the present invention is a compound of formula
wherein R₁ is hydrogen, an alkyl of from one to six carbon atoms or a cation;
R₂ is alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms, vinyl, haloalkyl or hydroxyalkyl of from one to four carbon atoms or cycloalkyl of from three to six carbon atoms;
Y is hydrogen, fluoro or amino;
Z is

wherein n is 1, 2, 3, or 4;
n′ is 1, 2, 3, or 4;
n + n′ is a total of 2, 3, 4, or 5;
n˝ is 0, 1, or 2;
n‴ is 0, 1, or 2;
n^1v is 1, 2, or 3;
n^v is 0 or 1;
R₃ is hydrogen, alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl of from three to six carbon atoms;
R₄ is hydrogen, alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of from two to four carbon atoms, trifluoroethyl, or R
CO wherein R
is alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms, or alkoxy of from one to four carbon atoms;
R₅ and R₆ are each independently hydrogen or alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
R₇ is hydrogen, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of from two to three carbon atoms, benzyl, or p-aminobenzyl;
R₈ and R₉ are each independently hydrogen, alkanoyl of from one to three carbon atoms, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, isopropyl or cyclopropyl;
R₁₀ and R₁₁ are each independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or benzyl;
R₁₂, R₁₃, and R₁₄ are each independently hydrogen or methyl;
R₁₅ is methyl, ethyl, or isopropyl;
R₁₆ is CH₂OR₁₈, CH₂NR₁₈R₁₉, or NR₁₈R₁₉ wherein R₁₈ and R₁₉ are hydrogen, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, acyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
R₁₇ is absent, hydrogen or alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
wherein the dotted line means a single or double bond with the proviso that only one double bond may be present
R₂₀ and R₂₁ are each independently hydrogen, halogen, NR₂₂R₂₃, OR₂₂, SR₂₂, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, wherein R₂₂ and R₂₃ are each independently hydrogen, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, or acyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salt thereof.
The preferred compounds of this invention are those wherein R₂ is ethyl, vinyl, 2-fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, or cyclopropyl.
Also preferred compounds of this invention are those wherein Z is
Other preferred compounds of this invention are those wherein R₁ is hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable base salt such as a metal or an amine salt.
Other preferred compounds of this invention are those wherein n˝ is one, R₃, R₅, and R₆ are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or n-propyl, and R₄ is hydrogen.
The most preferred compounds are those wherein Z
wherein R₁ is hydrogen, R₂ is ethyl, vinyl, 2-fluoroethyl, or cyclopropyl, and R₃ is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, 1-propyl, 2-propyl, R₅ and R₆ are hydrogen or methyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salt thereof.
Additionally the most preferred compounds include those wherein R₂ is cyclopropyl, Z is
in which n˝ is 0 or 1 and R₃ is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, 1-propyl, 2-propyl, R₅ and R₆ are hydrogen or methyl, and R is hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable base salt thereof.
Particularly preferred species of the invention are those compounds having the names:
7-(3-(aminomethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-8-trifluoromethyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid,
7-[3-(1-aminoethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-7-[3-[1-(ethylamino)ethyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-[3-[1-methyl-1-(methylamino)ethyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
7-[3-(aminomethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-[3-[(methylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-[3-[(methylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-7-[3-[(ethylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-7-[3-[(ethylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(3-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
7-(3-amino-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
7-(3-amino-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, and
7-[3-(1-amino-1-methylethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid.
Another aspect of the present invention is a novel process for preparing compounds of formula I
wherein Z, Y, R₁, and R₂ are as defined above. The process is fully described hereinafter.
Certain novel intermediates of the process are also included in the present invention. They include:
3-bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid,
1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene,
2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid,
ethyl 2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzenepropanoate,
1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, ethyl ester, or
ethyl 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylate.
The invention also includes a pharmaceutical composition which comprises an antibacterially effective amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
The invention further includes the use of compounds I for the preparation of pharmaceuticals useful in treating bacterial infections in a mammal.
The compounds of the invention having the formula
wherein the substituents are as defined above are capable of forming both pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition and/or base salts. Base salts are formed with metals or amines, such as alkali and alkaline earth metals or organic amines. Examples of metals used as cations are sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and the like. Also included are heavy metal salts such as for example silver, zinc, cobalt, and cerium. Such heavy metal salts are effective in the treatment of burns especially when applied to the affected surface of a burn victim either directly or in combination with a physiologically acceptable carrier such as a water dispersible, hydrophilic carrier. Examples of suitable amines are N,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine, chloroprocaine, choline, diethanolamine, ethylenediamine, N-methylglucamine, and procaine.
Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts are formed with organic and inorganic acids.
Examples of suitable acids for salt formation are hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetic, lactic, citric, oxalic, malonic, salicylic, malic, gluconic, fumaric, succinic, ascorbic, maleic, methanesulfonic, and the like. The salts are prepared by contacting the free base form with a sufficient amount of the desired acid to produce either a mono or di, etc salt in the conventional manner. The free base forms may be regenerated by treating the salt form with a base. For example, dilute solutions of aqueous base may be utilized. Dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, ammonia, and sodium bicarbonate solutions are suitable for this purposes. The free base forms differ from their respective salt forms somewhat in certain physical properties such as solubility in polar solvents, but the salts are otherwise equivalent to their respective free base forms for purposes of the invention. Use of excess base where R′ is hydrogen gives the corresponding basic salt.
The compounds of the invention can exist in unsolvated as well as solvated forms, including hydrated forms. In general, the solvated forms, including hydrated forms and the like are equivalent to the unsolvated forms for purposes of the invention.
The alkyl groups contemplated by the invention comprise both straight and branched carbon chains of from one to about four carbon atoms except when specifically stated to be greater than four carbon atoms. Representative of such groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, and the like.
The cycloalkyl groups contemplated by the invention comprise those having three to six carbon atoms such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl.
The term alkanoyl is intended to include

R¹-
-groups wherein R¹ is an alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms.
The hydroxyalkyl groups contemplated by the invention comprise those having two to four carbon atoms such as 2-hydroxyethyl, 2- or 3-hydroxypropyl, or 2-, 3-, or 4-hydroxybutyl.
The alkoxy groups contemplated by the invention comprise both straight and branched carbon chains of from one to about six carbon atoms unless otherwise specified. Representative of such groups are methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, i-propoxy, t-butoxy, hexoxy, and the like.
The term, haloalkyl, is intended to include halogen substituted straight and branched carbon chains of from two or four carbon atoms. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the halogen substituent may not be present on the α-carbon atom of the chain. Representative of such groups are β-fluoroethyl, β-chloroethyl, β,β-dichloroethyl, β-chloropropyl, β-chloro-2-propyl, -iodobutyl, and the like.
The term halogen is intended to include fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine unless otherwise specified.
Certain compounds of the invention may exist in optically active forms. The pure D isomer, pure L isomer as well as mixtures thereof; including the racemic mixtures, are contemplated by the invention. Additional asymmetric carbon atoms may be present in a substituent such as an alkyl group. All such isomers as well as mixtures thereof are intended to be included in the invention. Certain side chains may contain more than one chiral center. In these cases the diastereoisomers may be separated and utilized individually. All such mixtures and separated mixtures are contemplated by the invention.
A novel process of this invention is for preparing compounds of formula I
which comprises

(a) carboxylating 1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzene forming 3-bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid,
(b) fluorinating the carboxylic acid group of the above compound forming 1-bromo,2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene,
(c) carboxylating the bromine position on the above compound forming 2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid,
(d) reacting the above benzoic acid compound with a chlorinating agent, an alkyl hydrogen malonate, and n-butyl lithium forming an alkyl 2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl) benzenepropanoate product,
(e) reacting the above product with alkyl orthoformate and acetic anhydride and then with a primary alkyl amine forming alkyl α-(N-alkylaminomethylene)-2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzenepropanoate,
(f) cyclizing the above compound by reacting it with a base in a solvent forming alkyl 1-alkyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylate,
(g) deesterifying the above carboxylate forming the corresponding carboxylic acid, and
(h) reacting the above carboxylic acid with a secondary amine ZH to form a compound of formula I and convert, if desired, to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salt thereof.

The following secondary amines ZH may for example be used in step h above to form a compound of formula I which may be converted, if desired, to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salt thereof.
The process is illustrated but not limited by Scheme I below.
A novel process of the instant invention comprises lithiating and subsequently carboxylating 2,4,5-trifluorobromobenzene (Aldrich) to form the compound 3-bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid. Various lithiating agents such as a lithium dialkylamide, for example lithium diisopropylamide, and carbon dioxide in diethyl ether may be used. The reaction proceeds at temperatures from about -40 to -100°C, preferably from about -60° to -80°C. Possible solvents include but are not limited to ether, dimethoxy ethane and tetrahydrofuran. The preferred solvent is tetrahydrofuran.
The carboxylic acid group of the 3-bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid is treated with a fluorinating agent such as, for example, selenium tetrafluoride or sulphur tetrafluoride and hydrogen fluoride forming the compound 1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene. The reaction proceeds for from about one to forty-eight hours at temperatures of about 80 to 150°C. Preferably the reaction time is from about six to eight hours at temperatures from about 120 to 140°C.
Subsequently the bromine group of the above compound is treated with a carboxylating agent forming the compound 2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid. Possible carboxylating agents include but are not limited by n-butyl lithium and carbon dioxide, Mg and either CO₂ or a chloroformate followed by ester hydrolysis, or other organolithium such as MeLi or t-butyl followed by an anhydrous halide salt of a less electropositive metal, then followed either by CO₂ or a chloroformate derivative, which would be subsequently hydrolysed; preferably n-butyl lithium and carbon dioxide are used. This portion of the process proceeds at temperatures from about -40 to -100°C in ether or tetrahydrofuran. Temperatures from about -70 to -80° are preferred. Alternatively, displacement of bromine by CuCN/DMF at 60-140°C, followed by hydrolysis in strong acid.
The benzoic acid formed above is then treated with a chlorinating agent, an alkyl hydrogen malonate and n-butyl lithium forming the desired alkyl 2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl) benzenepropanoate. Various chlorinating agents will be useful such as, for example thionyl chloride, POCl₃, PCl₃, and PCl₅. Brominating agents are also possible such as, for example, SOBr₂. Thionyl chloride is the preferred agent used with a dianion of a malonate, such as ethyl hydrogen malonate. The reaction proceeds at temperatures of from about -40 to -100°C; preferably from about -70 to -85°C.
The above propanoate is reacted with an alkyl orthoformate and acetic anhydride and subsequently with a primary alkylamino forming an ethyl (N-(cyclo)alkylaminomethylene)-3-oxo-3-aryl propanoate derivative (5b). The reactants are preferably ethyl orthoformate and cyclopropylamine or ethylamine. The reaction proceeds for about one to six hours at reflux.
The above seco quinolone product was reacted with a base in an organic solvent to cyclize the compound forming alkyl N-alkyl-6,7-difluoro-8-trifluoromethylquinol-4-one-3-carboxylate. A preferred base is an alkali hydride such as sodium hydride or tertiary amine such as triethylamine and solvents includes but are not limited to t-butanol, DMSO, tetrahydrofuran. The reaction occurs at temperatures from about -20° to 100°C.
The quinoline is then deesterified forming the corresponding carboxylic acid. Useful reactants are chlorotrimethylsilane and sodium iodide in acetonitrile. Hydrogen chloride in acetic acid is also useful. The deesterification occurs at reflux which in the case of acetonitrile would be at about 80°C. The reaction time is from two to six hours.
The resulting quinolone is reacted with a secondary amine ZH forming a desired compound of the present invention and converting it, if desired, to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salt thereof. Possible reaction solvents include acetonitrile, DMSO, or DMF. The reaction proceeds at between 0 and 100° for from about two to ten hours. Secondary amines reacted with the compound may be protected as necessary. Possible secondary amines include but are not limited to all the secondary amines described herein by Z.
The compounds of the invention can be prepared and administered in a wide variety of oral, parenteral and topical dosage forms. It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the following dosage forms may comprise as the active component, either a compound of formula I or a corresponding pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a compound of formula I.
For preparing pharmaceutical compositions from the compounds described by this invention, inert, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can be either solid or liquid. Solid form preparations include powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets, suppositories, and ointments. A solid carrier can be one or more substances which may also act as diluents, flavoring agents, solubilizers, lubricants, suspending agents, binders, or tablet disintegrating agents; it can also be an encapsulating material. In powders, the carrier is a finely divided solid which is in admixture with the finely divided active compound. In the tablet the active compound is mixed with carrier having the necessary binding properties in suitable proportions and compacted in the shape and size desired. The powders and tablets preferably contain from 5 to 10 to about 70 percent of the active ingredient. Suitable solid carriers are magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar, lactose, pectin, dextrin, starch, gelatin, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, a low melting wax, cocoa butter, and the like. The term "preparation" is intended to include the formulation of the active compound with encapsulating material as carrier providing a capsule in which the active component (with or without other carriers) is surrounded by carrier, which is thus in association with it. Similarly, cachets are included. Tablets, powders, cachets, and capsules can be used as solid dosage forms suitable for oral administration.
Liquid form preparations include solutions, suspensions and emulsions. As an example may be mentioned water or water-propylene glycol solutions for parental injection. Such solutions are prepared so as to be acceptable to biological systems (isotonicity, pH, etc). Liquid preparations can also be formulated in solution in aqueous polyethylene glycol solution. Aqueous solutions suitable for oral use can be prepared by dissolving the active component in water and adding suitable colorants, flavors, stabilizing, and thickening agents as desired. Aqueous suspension suitable for oral use can be made by dispersing the finely divided active component in water with viscous material, i.e., natural or synthetic gums, resins, methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, and other well-known suspending agents.
Ointment preparations contain heavy metal salts of a compound of formula I with a physiologically acceptable carrier. The carrier is desirably a conventional water-dispersible hydrophilic or oil-in-water carrier, particularly a conventional semi-soft or cream-like water-dispersible or water soluble, oil-in-water emulsion which may be applied to an affected burn surface or infected surface with a minimum of discomfort. Suitable compositions may be prepared by merely incorporating or homogeneously admixing finely divided compounds with the hydrophilic carrier or base or ointment.
Preferably, the pharmaceutical preparation is in unit dosage form. In such form, the preparation is subdivided into unit doses containing appropriate quantities of the active component. The unit dosage form can be a packaged preparation, the package containing discrete quantities of preparation, for example, packeted tablets, capsules, powders in vials or ampules, and ointments in tubes or jars. The unit dosage form can also be a capsule, cachet, tablet, gel or cream itself or it can be the appropriate number of any of these packaged forms.
The quantity of active compound in a unit dose of preparation may be varied or adjusted from 1 mg to 100 mg according to the particular application and the potency of the active ingredient.
In therapeutic use as agents for treating bacterial infections the compounds utilized in the pharmaceutical method of this invention are administered at the initial dosage of about 3 mg to about 40 mg per kilogram daily. A daily dose range of about 6 mg to about 14 mg per kilogram is preferred. The dosages, however, may be varied depending upon the requirements of the patient, the severity of the condition being treated, and the compound being employed. Determination of the proper dosage for a particular situation is within the skill of the art. Generally, treatment is initiated with smaller dosages which are less than the optimum dose of the compound. Thereafter, the dosage is increased by small increments until the optimum effect under the circumstances is reached. For convenience, the total daily dosage may be divided and administered in portions during the day if desired.
The following nonlimiting examples illustrate methods for preparing the compounds of the invention.

EXAMPLE 1

3-Bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid.

n-Butyl lithium (2.6 M in hexanes, 32 mL, 84 mmol) was added over 10 minutes to a solution of diisopropylamine (8.89 g, 88 mmol) in THF (80 mL) stirred under N₂ at 0°C. After a further 10 minutes at 0°, the solution was transferred by catheter over 40 minutes to a solution of 2,4,5-trifluorobromobenzene (16.88 g, 80 mmol) in THF (200 mL) stirred under N₂ at -78°. After a further 15 minutes the solution was blown through a catheter over ≈2 minutes onto a slurry of CO₂ (≈200 mL) in ether (400 mL) with vigorous stirring. When the CO₂ evaporated the slurry was washed with dilute HCl (1 M, 200 mL) and water (100 mL). The organic phase was extracted with dilute NaOH (0.5 M, 2x100 mL). The aqueous phase was washed with ether (100 mL) and made acidic (12 N HCl, 9 mL). The aqueous phase was extracted with ether (2x100 mL), and the combined organic phases were washed with water (100 mL), saturated brine (100 mL) and dried (MgSO₄). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 3-bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid (17.25 g, 84.5%) as white microcrystalline needles; mp 114-6° (sublimation).
Nmr (CDCl₃) δ 10.73 (1H, s, OH), 7.54 (1H, d of t, J_d = 6 Hz, J_t = 9 Hz aromatic).

EXAMPLE 2

1-Bromo-2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene.

3-Bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid (16.92 g, 66 mmol) was heated with SF₄ (60 g) and HF (30 g) in a stainless steel bomb at 120° for 8 hours. When the reaction cooled to 25° the volatiles were vented through KOH traps, and when gas evolution ceased the vessel was extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (150 mL). This solution was washed with diluted NaHCO₃ solution (saturated/2, 50 mL), saturated brine (50 mL), and dried (MgSO₄). The solvent was removed by distillation through a 15 cm Vigreux column, and the residue was distilled under N₂ through a shortpath stillhead at 147-150° to give 1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (15.79 g, 83%) as a pale yellow oil.
Nmr (CDCl₃) δ 7.67 (1H, d of t, J_d = 6 Hz, J_t = 8.1 Hz, aromatic). Ir (film) 1495, 1315, 1211, 1165, 1149, 919. M.S. 280 (97 ⁸¹BrM^⊕), 278 (100, ⁷⁹BrM^⊕).

EXAMPLE 3

2,4,5-Trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid.

A solution of n-butyl lithium (2.6 M in hexanes, 9.6 mL, 25 mmol) was added dropwise through an addition funnel over 15 minutes to a solution of 1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (7.00 g, 25 mmol) in ether (100 mL) stirred under N₂ at -78°. After 5 minutes the reaction mixture was rapidly blown by catheter onto a suspension of dry ice (100 g) in ether (100 mL). After 5 minutes TFA (2 mL) was added to this. When the solution had warmed up to 20°C, it was washed with diluted HCl (0.5 M, 20 mL), and extracted with dilute base (0.5 N, 2x50 mL). The combined basic extracts were washed with ether (25 mL), made acidic with concentrated HCl (≈4 mL) and extracted with ether (3x50 mL). The combined ethereal extracts were washed with water (50 mL), saturated brine (50 mL) and dried (MgSO₄). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid (4.21 g, 69%) as white microscopic needles; mp 87-90°C.
Nmr (CDCl₃) δ 11.80 (1H, br s, OH), 8.05 (1H, d of t, J_d = 6 Hz, J_t = 9 Hz, aromatic). IR (KBr) 1721, 1636, 1511, 1464, 1424, 1328, 1256, 1154, 928 cm⁻¹. M^⊕ 244 (56).

EXAMPLE 4

Ethyl 2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl) benzenepropanoate.

2,4,5-Trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid 0.49 g, 2 mmol) was refluxed in SOCl₂ (1 mL) under N₂ for 2½ hours. The volatiles were removed under reduced pressure, and azeotroped further with toluene (5 mL). The residual light yellow-brown oil was dissolved in THF (5 mL), and cooled to -78° under N₂ with stirring.
n-Butyl lithium (3.1 mL, 8 mmol, 2.6 M in hexanes) was added dropwise to a solution of ethyl hydrogen malonate (0.53 g, 4 mmol) and bipyridyl (1 mg) in THF (5 mL) stirred at -78° under N₂, until pink coloration (≈1.5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred on an ice salt bath and the remainder of the butyl lithium was added, giving a pink color. This suspension was then added dropwise via syringe over 10 minutes to the -78° solution of the acid chloride, to form a nearly clear bright yellow solution. After 2 hours at -78° the reaction mixture was quenched by rapid addition of dilute HCl (1 M, 8 mL). When the mixture had melted, it was poured onto water (25 mL), and extracted with ether (3x10 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (10 mL), saturated NaHCO₃ (10 mL), saturated brine (10 mL) and dried (MgSO₄). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give ethyl-3-oxo-3(2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoate (0.52 g, 83%) as a golden-brown oil.
Nmr (CDCl₃) δ 7.91 (1H, sl br, d of t, J_d = 6 Hz, J_t = 9 Hz, aromatic), 5.74 (≈1/3 H, br s, vinyl of enol), 4.15 (2H, q, J = 7 Hz, OCH₂), 3.90 (≈ 1 1/3 H, d, J = 4 Hz, methylene α to CO), 1.1-1.5 (≈ 4H, 2 overlapping t + broad m, CH_3s), 0.7-1.0 (≈1 H, Bu n related).

EXAMPLE 5

Ethyl 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylate.

Ethyl 2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzenepropanoate (0.52 g, 1.67 mmol) ethyl orthoformate (0.45 g, 3 mmol) and acetic anhydride (0.41 g, 4 mmol) were refluxed under N₂ for 90 minutes. The volatiles were removed under reduced pressure, and the residual brown oil (0.59 g) was mixed with cyclopropylamine (0.12 g, 2 mmol) in THF (5 mL) stirred under N₂ at 20°C. After 90 minutes the volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to give a waxy brown solid. This was dissolved in THF (5 mL) under N₂ at 20° with stirring, and sodium hydride (60% oil suspension, 0.10 g, 2.5 mmol) was added. After 15 minutes the reaction was quenched by addition of acetic acid (1 mL). The reaction mixture was diluted with CHCl₃ (25 mL) and washed with water (2x25 mL) and dried (MgSO₄). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a reddish-brown solid, which was purified by preparative thin layer chromatography (TLC) on silica (2x20 cm) eluting with 5% MeOH in CHCl₃. The major band (r_f= 0.66) was extracted with CHCl₃/MeOH, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give ethyl N-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-8-trifluoromethyl-quinol-4-one-3-carboxylate (0.14 g, 23%) as an ochre solid; mp 174-9°C.
Nmr (CDCl₃) δ 8.68 (1H, s, H2), 8.42 (1H, t, J = 9 Hz, H5) 4.40 (2H, q, J = 6.1 Hz, OCH₂), 3.92-4.07 (1H, m, NCH), 1.41 (3H, t, J = 6.1 Hz, CH₃), 1.15-1.25 (2H, m, cyclopropyl), 0.67-0.75 (2H, m, cyclopropyl). Ir (KBr) 1738, 1638, 1612, 1470, 1311, 1297, 1269, 1190, 1180, 1162, 1151, 1074, 897, 805. M^⊕ 361 (10).

EXAMPLE 6

1-Cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid.

Chlorotrimethylsilane (0.54 g, 5 mmol) ethyl 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluorophenyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylate (0.76 g, 2.1 mmol) and NaI (0.75 g, 5 mmol) were stirred in refluxing CH₃CN (10 mL) under N₂ for 8 hours. On cooling water (30 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2x20 mL). The combined extracts were washed with water (2x10 mL), saturated brine (12 mL), and dried (MgSO₄). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residual brown solid (0.74 g) was dissolved in hot CHCl₃, and precipitated with ether at 0°C to give 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (0.43 g, 62%) as yellow needles; mp 243.5-244.5°C.
C₁₄H₈F₅NO₃ requires C, 50.45; H, 2.40 N, 4.20 F, 28.53%. Found C, 50.10; H, 2.27; N, 4.03 F, 28.08%. Nmr (DMSO) δ 13.5-14.5 (1H, br s, OH), 8.98 (1H, s, H2), 8.53 (1H, t, J = 9.2 Hz, H5), 4.15-4.25 (1H, m, NCH), 1.05-1.15 (2H, m, CH₂), 0.80-0.88 (2H, m, CH₂). Ir (KBr) 1724, 1630, 1618, 1565, 1505, 1467, 1429, 1398, 1337, 1324, 1283, 1269, 1199, 1180, 1172, 1161, 1130, 1093, 1051, 1023, 922, 910, 808, 743 cm⁻¹. MS 334 (5 MH⁺) 333 (13, M⁺).

EXAMPLE 7

1-Cyclopropyl-7-(3-(N-ethylamino)methyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid.

1-Cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (0.20 g, 0.61 mmol) 3-((N-ethylamino)methyl)pyrrolidine (0.20 g, 1.6 mmol) and NEt₃ (0.20 g, 2 mmol) were refluxed with stirring under N₂ in CH₃CN (2 mL) for 2 hours. When the reaction mixture had cooled to 20° the yellow solid was collected by vacuum filtration, washed with water (5 mL) and ether (5 mL), and then dried at 110°/0.2 mm to give 1-cyclopropyl-7-(3-((N-ethylamino)methyl)pyrrolidinyl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (0.26 g, 97%) as a light yellow solid; mp 239-241°C.
C₂₁H₂₃N₃O₃F₄ requires C, 57.14; H, 5.22; N, 9.52; F, 17.23%. Found, C, 56.77; H, 4.98; N, 9.34; F, 16.95%. Nmr (TFA) δ 9.37 (1H, s, H2), 8.09 (1H, d, J = 13.8 Hz, H5), 7.2-7.5 (2H, br s, NH⁺₂), 4.45-4.55 (1H, m, H1 pyrrolidinyl), 4.1-4.4 (2H, m, H5 pyrrolidinyl), 3.9-4.1 (2H, m, H1 cyclopropyl + pyrrolidinyl), 3.3-3.65 (4H, m, CH_2s ethylaminomethyl), 2.9-3.1 (1H, m, H3 pyrrolidinyl), 2.5-2.65 (1H, m, H4 pyrrolidinyl), 1.9-2.1 (1H, m, H4 pyrrolidinyl), 1.5-1.8 (5H, m and t, J = 7.1 Hz, cyclopropyl and CH₃), 0.95-1.4 (2H, m, cyclopropyls). Ir (KBr) 1629, 1456, 1360 cm⁻¹. MS 442 (4, M H⁺), 441 (4, M⁺).

EXAMPLE 8

7-[3-(N-t-Butoxycarbonylamino)-1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid.

A suspension of 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3- carboxylic acid (2.75 g, 8.3 mmol) and 3-(butoxycarbonylamino)pyrrolidine (1.86 g, 10 mmol) were heated to reflux in CH₃CN (30 mL) containing NEt₃ (2.53 g, 25 mmol), under N₂ with stirring. After 25 hours, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residual orange foam was dissolved in CHCl₃ (50 mL) and washed with dilute NaH₂PO₄ solution (0.4 M, 25 mL) and salt brine (25 mL) and dried (MgSO₄). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure at 45°C to give the desired quinolone (4.89 g) as a yellow orange solid foam.

EXAMPLE 9

7-(3-Amino-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid.

Dilute ethanolic hydrochloric acid (30 mL 1:1, 1.5 M after dilution) was added to a solid yellow foam of 7-(3-(N-t-butoxycarbonylamino)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (4.89 g, ~8.3 mmol), and heated to reflux. After 90 minutes the run mixture was hot-filtered and allowed to cool, with scratching. After standing overnight the solid was collected by Buchner filtration, washed with EtOH (15 mL), and dried in a drying oven at 60°/150 mm Hg for 4 hours (constant weight) to give 7-(3-amino-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid hydrochloride salt (2.27 g, 61%) as a bright yellow solid, mp 198-206°C (foaming).
C₁₈H₁₇F₄N₃O₃·HCl requires: C, 49.60; H, 4.13; N, 9.64; Cl, 8.15; F, 17.45%. Found: C, 48.07; 47.98; H, 4.35; 4.35; N, 9.17; 9.03; Cl, 7.68; F, 17.74%. NMR (TFA) δ 9.42 (1H, s), 8.15 (1H, d, J = 13.7 Hz), 4.9-4.0 (6H, m), 2.95-2.5 (2H, m), 1.8-1.4 (2H, m), 1.35-0.95 (2H, m). 1R (KBr) 3400-3200, 1723, 1625, 1452, 1106 cm. Mass spectrum 400 (35 MHD), 399 (55, MD), 56 (100.

EXAMPLE 10

1-Cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-piperazin-1-yl-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid.

A mixture of 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (0.38 g, 1.14 mmol) and piperazine (0.45 g, 5.2 mmol) in CH₃CN (10 mL) was refluxed under N₂ with stirring for 20 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to RT and the yellow solid was collected by Buchner filtration and washed with CH₃CN (2 x 5 mL) and water (5 mL). The solid was dissolved in dilute NaOH solution (0.25 M, 10 mL), the solution filtered, and the pH adjusted to 6.9 with dilute HCl. The solid was collected by Buchner filtration, washed with water (5 mL) and oven-dried at 70°C/150 mm Hg to constant weight to give 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-piperazin-1-yl-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (0.21 g, 47%) as a yellow powder, mp 225-8°C.
C₁₈H₁₇F₄N₃O₃. 0.33 H₂O requires C, 53.33; H, 4.36; N, 10.37; F, 18.76%. Found C, 53.39; H, 4.28; N, 10.26; F, 17.66%, NMR (TFA) δ. 9.57 (1H, s), 8.39 (1H, d, J = 11.1 Hz), 4.8-4.6 (1H, m), 4.25-4.0 (4H, m), 4.0-3.75 (4H, m), 1.8-1.45 (2H, m), 1.2-1.0 (2H, m). 1R (KBr) 1734, 1625, 1561, 1494, 1450, 1385, 1369, 1322, 1255, 1196, 1122, 1085, 1039, 954, 809 cm⁻¹. Mass spectrum 399 (13, M⁺), 44 (100).

EXAMPLE 11

1-Cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(cis-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid.

A solution of 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (0.40 g, 1.2 mmol) cis-2,6-dimethylpiperazine (0.14 g, 1.23 mmol) and NEt₃ (0.51 g, 5 mmol) in CH₃CN (10 mL) was refluxed under N₂ for 20 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and the volatiles were removed under reduced pressure to give a light brown crystalline solid. This was partitioned between dilute HCl (0.2 M, 20 mL) and EtOAc (10 mL), but most solid was insoluble in both phases. The solid was collected by Buchner filtration, rinsed with EtOAc, and dissolved partially in dilute NaOH solution (0.2 M, 10 mL) with heating. After celite filtration the pH of the solution was adjusted to 6.9 with dilute HCl. The pale yellow precipitate was collected by Buchner filtration, rinsed with water (2 x 2 mL), and dried at 110°C/0.1 mm for 16 hours to give 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(cis-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)quinoline-3-carboxylic acid (0.17 g, 33%), mp 243-5°C.
C₂₀H₂₁F₄N₃O₃ requires C, 56.21; H, 4.92; N, 9.84; F, 17.80%. Found, C, 56.03; H, 5.08; N, 9.85; F, 17.31%. NMR (TFA) 9.58 (1H, s), 8.39 (1H, d, J = 11.1 Hz), 7-7.3 (1H), 4.67 (1H, brs), 4.2-3.7 (6H, m), 1.59 (8H, d, J = 5.1 Hz plus narrow m), 1.25-1.0 (2H, m). 1R (KBr) 3600-3200, 1622, 1562, 1457, 1390, 1323, 1260, 1120 cm⁻¹. Mass spectrum 427 (14, M⁺), 357 (100).

Claims

1. A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula

wherein R₁ is hydrogen, an alkyl of from one to six carbon atoms or a cation;
R₂ is alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms, vinyl, haloalkyl or hydroxyalkyl of from one to four carbon atoms or cycloalkyl of from three to six carbon atoms;
Y is hydrogen, fluoro, or amino;
Z is

wherein n is 1, 2, 3, or 4;
n′ is 1, 2, 3, or 4;
n + n′ is a total of 2, 3, 4, or 5;
n˝ is 0, 1, or 2;
n‴ is 0, 1, or 2;
n^1v is 1, 2, or 3;
n^v is 0 or 1;
R₃ is hydrogen, alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl of from three to six carbon atoms;
R₄ is hydrogen, alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of from two to four carbon atoms, trifluoroethyl, or R

CO wherein R

is alkyl of from one to four carbon atoms, or alkoxy of from one to four carbon atoms;
R₅ and R₆ are each independently hydrogen or alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
R₇ is hydrogen, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of from two to three carbon atoms, benzyl, or p-aminobenzyl;
R₈ and R₉ are each independently hydrogen, alkanoyl of from one to three carbon atoms, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, isopropyl or cyclopropyl;
R₁₀ and R₁₁ are each independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or benzyl;
R₁₂, R₁₃, and R₁₄ are each independently hydrogen or methyl;
R₁₅ is methyl, ethyl, or isopropyl;
R₁₆ is CH₂OR₁₈, CH₂NR₁₈R₁₉, or NR₁₈R₁₉ wherein R₁₈ and R₁₉ are hydrogen, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, alkanoyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
R₁₇ is absent, hydrogen or alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
wherein the dotted line means a single or double bond with the proviso that only one double bond may be present;
R₂₀ and R₂₁ are each independently hydrogen, halogen, NR₂₂R₂₃, OR₂₂, SR₂₂, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, wherein R₂₂ and R₂₃ are each independently hydrogen, alkyl of from one to three carbon atoms, or acyl of from one to three carbon atoms;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salt thereof, which comprises:

(a) carboxylating 1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzene forming 3-bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid,

(b) fluorinating the carboxylic acid group of the above compound forming 1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene,

(c) carboxylating the bromine position on the above compound forming 2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid,

(d) reacting the above benzoic acid compound with a chlorinating agent, an alkyl hydrogen malonate, and n-butyl lithium forming an alkyl 2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzenepropanoate product,

(e) reacting the above product with alkyl orthoformate and acetic anhydride and then with a primary alkyl amine forming alkyl α-(N-alkylaminomethylene)-2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzenepropanoate,

(f) cyclizing the above compound by reacting it with a base in a solvent forming alkyl 1-alkyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylate,

(g) deesterifying the above carboxylate forming the corresponding carboxylic acid, and

(h) reacting the above carboxylic acid with a secondary amine ZH, wherein Z has the above meaning to form a compound of formula I and converting, if desired, to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salt thereof.

2. A process according to Claim 1 wherein R₂ is ethyl, vinyl, 2-fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, or cyclopropyl.

3. A process according to Claim 1 wherein Z is

or

wherein R₃ is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, or 2-propyl, R₅ and R₆ are hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl and n˝ is 0 or 1.

4. A process according to Claim 1 wherein R is hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable base salt thereof.

5. A process according to Claim 1 for the preparation of a compound selected from the group consisting of 7-(3-(aminomethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-8-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid,
7-[3-(1-aminomethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-7-[3-[1-(ethylamino)ethyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-[3-[1-methyl-1-(methylamino)ethyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
7-[3-(aminomethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-[3-[(methylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-[3-[(methylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-7-[3-[(ethylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-7-[3-[(ethylamino)methyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(3-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
7-(3-amino-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid,
7-(3-amino-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid and
7-[3-(1-amino-1-methylethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid.

6. A process according to Claim 1 wherein ZH is:

7. A process according to Claim 1, steps a.) to g.), for preparing a compound selected from the group consisting of
3-bromo-2,5,6-trifluorobenzoic acid,
1-bromo-2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene,
2,4,5-trifluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid,
ethyl 2,4,5-trifluoro-β-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl) benzenepropanoate,
ethyl 1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylate and
1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-3-quinolonecarboxylic acid.

8. Use of a compound prepared according to Claims 1 to 5 for the preparation of pharmaceuticals useful in treating bacterial infections in mammals.